Most of us are  interested in our own subjects. But so often we come across as dry when we present them/ At SagePresence, we’ve spotted a significant difference between professionals talking about their subjects in and out of the “hot seat” of presenting. Could we be putting the dry in the dry subject? This tip relates to a simple phenomenon that nearly everyone can find a professional yet dynamic storyteller’s cadence when reading a kid’s book. There’s something that comes natural to us when reading The Cat In The Hat – especially if we’re a parent – that puts tension in the air, drama in the build, and the color, emphasis, emotion, and timing that causes us to visualize every word spoken. We wondered, “What would happen if we were to switch back and forth between reading a kids book and rehearsing our actual presentation? The results were phenomenal. (Watch this tip for more information about how you can be more interesting in a “grown-up” delivery by alternating in rehearsals with a kid’s book.)